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Pasture-Rangeland-Forage

PM-19-049: Rainfall and Vegetation Index – Pasture, Rangeland, Forage and Apiculture Modifications Effective for 2020 and Succeeding Crop Years

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has made the following revisions to the Apiculture (API) and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Crop Provisions. In addition, we have updated the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Basic Provisions, to incorporate changes resulting from the 2018 Farm Bill.

Apiculture Changes:

  • Point of Reference will be required to be reported on acreage report.

PRF Changes:

Actuarial Release 19-029

As of August 30, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release 19-028

As of August 23, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 8/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-19-046: 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index May – June Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage; 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index December – June Catastrophic (CAT) Index Interval Final Grid Indices for...

Background

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

Actuarial Release 19-026

As of August 08, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-18-046: 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index June – July Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Background

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

  • 2018 Crop Year Rainfall Index June – July Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Action

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 19-023

As of July 16, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 8/31, 11/30, 12/31, 2/28 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-19-041: 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index April – May Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Background

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

  • 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index April – May Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Action

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:

PM-19-032: 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index March – April Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Background

In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:

  • 2019 Crop Year Rainfall Index March – April Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage, Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Action

By close of business today, final grid indices and payment calculation factors will be available in the Actuarial Information Browser and Actuarial Data Master in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 19-020

As of June 13, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories: